cub

Everyday

1. A cub is a baby animal, such as a young bear, lion, tiger, fox or wolf. tree →
2. A Cub or Cub Scout is a young member of the Scouts. tree →
3. Cub can also mean a young, inexperienced person, sometimes said teasingly or rudely. tree →

In the lessons

maths: animals counted, often with their mother; things counted in groups of a family; science: mammals, how animals grow and look after their young; everyday life: zoos and nature films; Cub Scouts

Examples

• The bear has 3 cubs. tree →
• There are 4 lions and 9 cubs at the zoo. tree →
• Each cub eats 2 kg of meat. tree →
• How many cubs are there in 5 dens with 2 cubs each? tree →
• The fox cubs played outside their den. tree →
• The mother lion carries her cub. tree →
• My brother joined the Cubs. tree →
• Bear cubs are born in winter. tree →
• “Man!” he snapped. “A man’s cub. tree →

Note

Thing counted. Trap: when counting all animals, add the mothers and the cubs. Baby cows are calves and baby dogs are puppies, not cubs.

In Jewish tradition

Here "Cub" is the name of a people or land allied with Egypt, not a young animal.

Interpretation. Ezekiel lists it among nations that fall with Egypt. Tradition reads this as a sign that no alliance can save a nation from God's judgment.

Examples

• Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mingled people, and Cub, and the children of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword. (Prophets EZK.30.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Thing counted. Trap: when counting all animals, add the mothers and the cubs. Baby cows are calves and baby dogs are puppies, not cubs.